Indy Keeps Unbeaten Streak At Home With Win Over Puerto Rico

Photo credit: Indy Eleven/Trevor Ruszkowski

With a semifinal match looming, Indy Eleven is heating up at the right time. For the third straight game, the Boys in Blue tallied three goals in a victory – this time a comfortable 3-0 triumph over 10-man Puerto Rico FC at Carroll Stadium on Saturday night. The Boys in Blue finished their home slate of games with a 13-3-0 record.

Indy (11W-4D-6L, 37 points Fall; 15-10-6, 55 Combined) forward Justin Braun opened the scoring in the 36^th minute when he headed home a perfect cross from teammate Sinisa Ubiparipovic. After a second yellow card to forward Oliver reduced Puerto Rico FC (4-9-8, 21 Fall; 4-9-8, 21 Combined) to 10 men, the Eleven’s leading scorer, Eamon Zayed, doubled the club’s lead in the 45^th minute, tapping home a rebound from his own penalty kick that was saved by visiting goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg.

The hosts snuck another goal in just before the halftime break, as Dylan Mares made it 3-0 well into first-half stoppage time with a low shot from 20 yards out. Braun, who had scored just 10 minutes earlier, supplied the assist.

Only one Fall Season game remains for the Boys in Blue before they host FC Edmonton in The Championship Semifinals on Nov. 5. Indy travels to Oklahoma City next Sunday with a chance to play spoiler against Rayo OKC, which leads Minnesota United by three points heading into the final weekend.  

For more details on the game, head to indyeleven.com and puertoricofc.com.